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SGEM#286: Behind the Mask – Does it need to be an N95 mask?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA 2019 The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT) Guest Skeptics: Dr. Christopher Patey is an Assistant Professor with Memorial University Medical School in St. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: March 4th, 2020 Reference: Radonovich et al. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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Troubleshooting Foley Caths and Suprapubic Caths

Taming the SRU

Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing. link] doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-229855. The western journal of emergency medicine. Journal of emergency nursing. 2017;44(4):368-373. link] doi: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000335. 0000000000000335. Suprapubic catheter change, what could go wrong? BMJ case reports.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

As your national ACEP liaison to the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), I have the incredible honor, privilege, and responsibility to be your “voice” during AAENP Board of Director meetings. Despite the growth we have seen in residency programs, we are not seeing more emergency physicians working in remote EDs.

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SGEM#253: Everybody’s Working on the Weekend

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: April 17th, 2019 Reference: Little et al. Injury 2019 Guest Skeptic: Alison Armstrong is a Certified Emergency Nurse, Trauma Program Coordinator and TNCC Course Director. This was a special episode of the SGEM done live at the Talk Trauma 2019 Conference help in London, Ontario.

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. After the death of a young person in the Emergency Department, he initiated ‘ The Pause.’ 2012) “Implementation of a Rapid Post-Code Debrief Quality Improvement Project in a Community Emergency Department Setting”. Przednowek, T. Spencer, S.A.

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Pediatric Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT)

EM Guide Wire

Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2016. link] Accessed May 15, 2019. Parents’ Opinions About a Routine Head-to-Toe Examination of Children as a Screening Instrument for Child Abuse and Neglect in Children Visiting the Emergency Department. Christian CW.

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ED Boarding

ACEP Now

For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks. Similarly, nurses could lead their own teams with these new roles.